New Instructions for Submitting Default-Related Law Firm Selections

January 30, 2013

In Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (Guide) Bulletin 2012-25, we announced requirements for selecting and managing law firms to handle default-related legal services associated with Freddie Mac mortgages for all new referrals, effective June 1, 2013. Today we are providing instructions on how to submit the information required in Guide Exhibit 99, Servicer Selection Form, for our review through a new online system, the Servicer Attorney Tracking System (SATS). SATS replaces the email submission process announced in Guide Bulletin 2012-25 on November 9, 2012.

Beginning March 1, you may begin submitting the Servicer Selection Form on the SATS website, https://freddiemacsats.com. To access SATS, you must first register on the website to create a User ID. Registration for SATS access will be available on March 1.

In SATS, you will be able to receive and respond to any requests for additional information, as well as track each submission’s status during the review process. We will notify the user who submitted a form by SATS email of our "object" or "no object" decision.